coming-of-age
noun
com·ing-of-age
ˈkə-miŋ-əv-ˈāj 
: the attainment of prominence, respectability, recognition, or maturity
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Both were interested in making a coming-of-age comedy, and decided to try writing one together.
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Leigh Nordstrom, Footwear News, 7 Apr. 2025
Along with his coming-of-age story, Fahrenheit-182 also recounts the rise, fall, breakup(s), reunion(s), and rise (again) of pop-punk trailblazers Blink-182, as well as Hoppus' battles with anxiety, his cancer diagnosis, and his recovery.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Sheedy had her breakthrough in the 1980s as a member of the Brat Pack – a group of young actors who regularly starred in coming-of-age movies at the time.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025
There is the development of the younger man, who has a very standard coming-of-age story.
—Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2025
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Leigh Nordstrom, Footwear News, 7 Apr. 2025
Along with his coming-of-age story, Fahrenheit-182 also recounts the rise, fall, breakup(s), reunion(s), and rise (again) of pop-punk trailblazers Blink-182, as well as Hoppus' battles with anxiety, his cancer diagnosis, and his recovery.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Sheedy had her breakthrough in the 1980s as a member of the Brat Pack – a group of young actors who regularly starred in coming-of-age movies at the time.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025
There is the development of the younger man, who has a very standard coming-of-age story.
—Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for coming-of-age
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“Coming-of-age.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coming-of-age. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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